Welcome to Round 2 everyone! We have John Brad piloting his Mermail deck against Roland Morton armed with his Geargia-Karakuri deck.

John Brad

Game 1

Morton wins the die roll and elects to go first. He sets a Geargiaarmor and 4 backrows before passing his turn.

Brad mirrors this play, but sets only 3 and passes.

Morton draws for his turn and flips Trap Stun before flipping the Amor face-up to net him a Geargiaaccelerator. He then proceeds to special the Accelerator, uses Armor to set itself facedown, summons Karakuri strategist mdl 248 “Nishipachi,” uses the effect to turn Armor back face-up allowing him to net another accelerator that is instantly Special Summoned to the field. He presses forward by tuning Strategist with Accelerator for Karakuri Shogun mdl 00 “Burei” that allows him to bring out a Karakuri Watchdog MDL 313 “Saizan” that is Synchro’d with Accelerator for Karakuri Steel Shogun mdl 00X “Bureido” allowing him to bring out another Saizan in defense. Burei turns Saizan to Attack Mode allowing Morton to net another card with Bureido’s effect. Saizan and the Armor are then turned into a Stardust Dragon. Morton then attacks into Brad’s set Mermail Abysslinde with Stardust allow Brad to bring out a Mermail Abysspike that ditches an Atlantean Dragoon to bring Mermail Abyssgunde and Mermail Abyssmegalo to his hand. Burei swings over pike and Bureido connects on a direct hit for 2800. Morton sets one card before passing his turn.

5200-8000

Brad draws for his turn and flips over a Reckless Greed. He proceeds to ditch Gunde and Atlantean Marksman for Megalo getting him a Linde to the field and an Abyssphere to his hand, but the Marksman hits Morton’s Waboku. Linde crashes into Stardust bringing out a Mermail Abyssleed and uses the effect in MP2 to tribute off Megalo but is met by Morton’s Fiendish Chain. Brad sets 3 cards and passes.

4200-8000

Morton draws for turn switches Burei to defense allow Buredio to net him another Waboku. Morton flips Call of the Haunted targeting Armor, but Brad has a Vanity’s Emptiness to the stymie the play. Morton enters BP and swings Bureido over Leed causing brad to lose his Emptiness in the process. Stardust swings, but that is met by a Sphere bringing out Linde. Stardust runs over the Linde bringing out Mermail Abyssturge that ditches a Megalo to retrieve back a Linde from the Graveyard. Morton sets 2 more to his backrow and passes with an Effect Veiler in hand. Brad plays a Reckless in the End Phase.

4100-8000

Brad plays Sphere for his turn bringing out Mermail Abyssteus in defense. He then reveals another Teus ditching Linde to add Pike to hand. Pike is summoned with no effect and is promptly Overlayed with Turge to make Number 101: Silent Honor Ark, but that’s stopped in its tracks with an Effect Veiler. Teus is overlayed with Teus to make a Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack netting Brad two tokens. He attacks into Stardust but Morton has a Waboku to keep his Stardust alive. With no further plays Brad is forced to set a backrow and pass.

Morton draws another Veiler for turn, and Bureido switches to def netting him a Fiendish Chain. Burei switches Bureido back to attack mode with its effect and in Battle Phase Stardust and Burei kill the tokens before Bureido runs over the Dracossack. Morton summons Veiler, Brad has an Emptiness, but Morton has Seven Tools of the Bandit causing Brad to scoop it up!

Roland Morton

Game 2

After a momentary silence as both duelists side decked, Brad elects to play first.

Brad sets 3 cards and passes.

Morton draws for turn, T-sets and attempts to end Main Phase, and Brad flips Sphere but that is met by a Mystical Space Typhoon.

Brad draws and passes his turn. Morton flips Geargiagear in the EP, but Brad has Emptiness for it.

Morton draws MST for turn and plays it on Brad’s set Fiendish Chain blowing away the Emptiness in the process also. He flips Saizan before Normal Summoning an Accelerator. Brad plays Maxx “C”, and Morton elects to swing with both before making an Abyss Dweller in MP2.

6000-8000

Brad draws and Morton uses Dweller immediately. Brad plays Dark Hole, Summons Marksman and attacks and allows him to bring out a Dragoons that swings in also. Brad sets one and passes his turn.

6000-4800

Morton draws, summons Strategist, uses the effect to turn Marksman to Defense before swinging into it but Brad has Raigeki Break ditching Leed to destroy the Strategist. Morton sets Solemn Warning and passes.

Morton draws summons Geargiano MK-II but is met by a Veiler. He sets a card and passes his turn.

Brad draws and passes.

Morton draws Geargiaarsenal uses the effect to Special Summon Armor, flips it facedown and passes.

Brad draws Pike ditching Megalo to add Marksman. He contines his play by overlaying his Dragoons and Pike into Bahamut Shark before attacking into Armor allowing Morton to get an MK-II. Brad in MP2 detaches Dragoons to get Mermail Abysstrite in Defense, and adds Megalo with Dragoons before passing.

Morton draws Fiendish Chain, summons MK-II to get an Arsenal. The Arsenal gets Geargiano which is quickly tribute to get a Saizan. Both are tuned into a Burei bringing out a Saizan in Defense. Burei switches Bahamut to Defense and swings over it. He sets one and passes.

Brad draws and turns Trite to Attack. He swings into Burei and Morton uses his Fiendish, Brad sets a card and passes.

Morton draws Dimensional Fissure and windmill slams it before swinging Burei into Trite and passing.

5000-200

Brad draws and sets a card before passing.

Morton draws and swings with Burei and Saizan Directly. He sets a card and passes.

1800-200

Brad draws and summons Marksman before playing his Torrential Tribute. He sets a card and passes.

Morton draws MK-II allowing him to bring out Geargiano. He overplays them into Soul of Silvermountain, but it’s met by Raigeki Break.

Brad draws and plays Reckless, summons Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls and attacks into a Book of Moon.